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Matt Erickson

PFL 2022, Week 6 predictions: Who are our four unanimous picks in Atlanta?

Harrison
vs.
Young
MacDonald
vs.
Sy
Brett Cooper
vs.
Ray Cooper III
Fabian
vs.
Pacheco
Al-Silawi
vs.
Umalatov
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
107-59
harrison2022
Harrison
(90%)
macdonald2022
MacDonald
(92%)
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
(91%)
pacheco2022
Pacheco
(63%)
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
(78%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
112-59
trophy copy 2018 Champion
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
110-61
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
110-61
trophy copy 2014 Champion
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
108-63
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/alsilawi2022
Al-Silawi
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
107-64
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
106-65
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
Nolan King
@mma_kings
103-68
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/alsilawi2022
Al-Silawi
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
103-68
trophy copy 2017 Champion
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/alsilawi2022
Al-Silawi
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
100-71
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/alsilawi2022
Al-Silawi
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
95-76
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/umalatov2022
Umalatov
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
82-89
harrison2022
Harrison
macdonald2022
MacDonald
raycooper2022
Ray Cooper III
pacheco2022
Pacheco
06/alsilawi2022
Al-Silawi

Editor’s note: The main card fight between Magomed Magomedkerimov (29-6) and late replacement Dilano Taylor (9-1) was booked too late to be included in our staff picks and reader picks.

The PFL is back for its final event of the regular season fights with women’s lightweights and welterweights vying for playoff positions.

PFL 2022, Week 6 takes place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, two-time women’s lightweight winner Kayla Harrison (13-0) takes on late replacement Kaitlin Young (12-12-1). Harrison is a massive favorite of as much as 50-1, and she’s one of four unanimous picks on the main card from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-feature, former Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald (23-8-1) is a big favorite against Sadibou Sy (10-6-2). MacDonald currently leads the welterweight standings and is a unanimous pick from our staff members.

Also on the main card, Brett Cooper (28-16) is a heavy underdog against two-time welterweight winner Ray Cooper III (24-8-1). Ray Cooper is another unanimous pick at 11-0.

In a women’s lightweight bout, Larissa Pacheco (16-4) is more than a 4-1 favorite against Genah Fabian (5-2) and is our fourth unanimous pick.

And to open the main card, we have our only contentious bout among our pickers. Jarrah Al-Silawi (18-3) is roughly a 2-1 underdog against Magomed Umalatov (11-0). It’s close with our pickers: Umalatov has just a 6-5 edge.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harrison (90 percent), MacDonald (92 percent), Ray Cooper III (91 percent), Pacheco (63 percent) and Umalatov (78 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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